“Here’s the engine, it’s slowing down, legs are deployed,” said Kate Tice, a process improvement engineer at SpaceX and one of the webcast’s two primary hosts as the rocket approached the floating landing pad. Cheering drowned out her voice as the Falcon 9 landed.

The droneship, named Of Course I Still Love You, noticeably rocked on the water but the rocket stayed upright. During the SpaceX webcast, employees were shouting, “USA! USA! USA!” and Tice appeared to wipe a few tears away at the sight of the rocket. “Fifth time’s a charm,” she said.

Here's the landing (via a sped-up GIF).

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